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Henry · 11-14-2006, 05:05 PM

Nice. I'll have to check the traffic logs when I get home. I hope my host doesn't suck.

Ace your next performance review - Lifehacker

ahimel · 11-14-2006, 05:36 PM

Rock! Congratulations!

TheBull · 11-14-2006, 07:13 PM

Alright! Hope it brings you some good traffic

Henry · 11-16-2006, 02:34 AM

I got a final number: 5249 unique visitors from Lifehacker yesterday. Cool stuff. It was fun watching the stats.

thadroe · 11-16-2006, 03:22 AM

Wow! Awesome Henry!

We're you using the Law of Attraction?

Thad

Alvin · 11-16-2006, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by thadroe

Wow! Awesome Henry!

We're you using the Law of Attraction?

Thad

Congrats! Like thadore I'd love to hear how you did it

DustinBow · 11-16-2006, 06:57 AM

That's an incredible amount of traffic. Congratulations.

Scott Bird · 11-16-2006, 07:29 AM

Congrats. Henry, did you submit the story or was it submitted by a friend of yours (if they weren't before, no doubt they are now)?

Phil Newton · 11-16-2006, 09:34 AM

Wow, congratulations

It's always nice to get an unexpected traffic boost, as long as it doesn't melt your server!

Henry · 11-16-2006, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thadroe

Wow! Awesome Henry!

We're you using the Law of Attraction?

Thad

Haha. Yeah. I just thought of it and it magically manifested. Heh.

I sent the article into Lifehacker. It was a quality post but more importantly, it was timely since performance reviews are around the corner for the people who work for the man.

I don't send too many articles into Lifehacker (I've only sent in 2). I heard of some people who submit everything they write and then get their email blacklisted.

River · 11-16-2006, 04:43 PM

Congrats henry-- It's fun to hear these success stories!

Dating Specialist · 11-16-2006, 04:55 PM

Congrats! Wow, the number is making me dizzy and drooling..and it's only 1 day! OMG!

Hmm, it's really a matter of knowing when to blog about issues that matters to people most at the time that matters most. Nice. Thanks for sharing Henry!

thadroe · 11-16-2006, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dating Specialist

Hmm, it's really a matter of knowing when to blog about issues that matters to people most at the time that matters most. Nice. Thanks for sharing Henry!

I couldn't agree with this more. I think it's something a lot of people trying to be serious bloggers who are looking for traffic miss out on.

What are people really hungry to know about in your niche? What are they just dying to read about?

You can learn a lot just by scanning forums like this one and easily find what people are stuggling with or are hungry for.

Thad

Saidin · 11-16-2006, 06:25 PM

That's great! I got on the front page on del.icio.us once, which also send lots of traffic that day (about 10K), however, traffic has declined to about 1000 a day since then. Wish I'd get more than the $0.40 a day on adsense there. (Any tips?)

I'm very interested in hearing how your traffic develops over a few days. My traffic dropped immensely after it disappeared from the front page.

cultivategreatness · 11-17-2006, 10:27 PM

I Just got on LifeHacker also!

Ask the Readers: Your perfect morning ritual? - Lifehacker

traffic has exploded ! heh.

Henry · 11-17-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cultivategreatness

I Just got on LifeHacker also!

Ask the Readers: Your perfect morning ritual? - Lifehacker

traffic has exploded ! heh.

Heyo! Rockin Travis. This can be the official "Whoa I got on Lifehacker" thread. Anyone else get on Lifehacker?

Scott Bird · 11-18-2006, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Henry

Heyo! Rockin Travis. This can be the official "Whoa I got on Lifehacker" thread. Anyone else get on Lifehacker?

Not on Lifehacker yet (although I've never submitted anything to it, which probably has a lot to do with it

), although I've been hit by StumbleUpon a few times. From what I can tell, it's a similar type of traffic spike; with the level of traffic following the spike a little higher than the level beforehand.

Spikes can definitely help with long-term growth.

cultivategreatness · 11-18-2006, 05:23 AM

yeah so far the spike is about 750% higher than normal. They really brought the numbers.

Hrmm, perhaps we have a stumbleUpon submission traffic spike session with some friends here! to help us generate mad traffic. heh

Scott Bird · 11-18-2006, 11:29 AM

Out of interest, how many people submit their own stuff to sites like Lifehacker and StumbleUpon (and the many other high traffic sites known to cause large spikes)?

cultivategreatness · 11-18-2006, 01:34 PM

I do, as it is called SMO, Social Media Optimization. Its like SEO, Search Engine Optimization... any webmaster who wants traffic has to find ways to use todays Social Network sites to help them build traffic. It makes sense to me.

However, i have had a few people submit articles for me! :-)

Scott Bird · 11-20-2006, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by cultivategreatness

I do, as it is called SMO, Social Media Optimization. Its like SEO, Search Engine Optimization... any webmaster who wants traffic has to find ways to use todays Social Network sites to help them build traffic. It makes sense to me.

However, i have had a few people submit articles for me! :-)

Travis, SMO sounds great. Do you now have a set routine for submitting to the various sites, or does it just depend on the article in question?

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Henry Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 157	Whoa I got on Lifehacker Nice. I'll have to check the traffic logs when I get home. I hope my host doesn't suck. Ace your next performance review - Lifehacker

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11-14-2006, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
ahimel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 398	Rock! Congratulations!

11-14-2006, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheBull Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 56	Alright! Hope it brings you some good traffic

11-16-2006, 02:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Henry Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 157	I got a final number: 5249 unique visitors from Lifehacker yesterday. Cool stuff. It was fun watching the stats.

11-16-2006, 03:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
thadroe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 162	Wow! Awesome Henry! We're you using the Law of Attraction? Thad

11-16-2006, 06:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
DustinBow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2	That's an incredible amount of traffic. Congratulations.

11-16-2006, 07:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Scott Bird Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 189	Congrats. Henry, did you submit the story or was it submitted by a friend of yours (if they weren't before, no doubt they are now)?

11-16-2006, 09:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
Phil Newton Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Posts: 77	Wow, congratulations It's always nice to get an unexpected traffic boost, as long as it doesn't melt your server!

11-16-2006, 04:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
River Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13	Congrats henry-- It's fun to hear these success stories!

11-16-2006, 04:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dating Specialist Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore - The Garden City! Posts: 355	Congrats! Wow, the number is making me dizzy and drooling..and it's only 1 day! OMG! Hmm, it's really a matter of knowing when to blog about issues that matters to people most at the time that matters most. Nice. Thanks for sharing Henry!

11-16-2006, 06:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Saidin Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 46	That's great! I got on the front page on del.icio.us once, which also send lots of traffic that day (about 10K), however, traffic has declined to about 1000 a day since then. Wish I'd get more than the $0.40 a day on adsense there. (Any tips?) I'm very interested in hearing how your traffic develops over a few days. My traffic dropped immensely after it disappeared from the front page.

11-17-2006, 10:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
cultivategreatness Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City MO Posts: 51	I Just got on LifeHacker also! Ask the Readers: Your perfect morning ritual? - Lifehacker traffic has exploded ! heh.

11-18-2006, 05:23 AM	#18 (permalink)
cultivategreatness Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City MO Posts: 51	yeah so far the spike is about 750% higher than normal. They really brought the numbers. Hrmm, perhaps we have a stumbleUpon submission traffic spike session with some friends here! to help us generate mad traffic. heh

11-18-2006, 11:29 AM	#19 (permalink)
Scott Bird Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 189	Out of interest, how many people submit their own stuff to sites like Lifehacker and StumbleUpon (and the many other high traffic sites known to cause large spikes)?

11-18-2006, 01:34 PM	#20 (permalink)
cultivategreatness Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City MO Posts: 51	I do, as it is called SMO, Social Media Optimization. Its like SEO, Search Engine Optimization... any webmaster who wants traffic has to find ways to use todays Social Network sites to help them build traffic. It makes sense to me. However, i have had a few people submit articles for me! :-)

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